This made Li Shimin anxious, and he wanted to trade one for one with me.

Cheng Jun turned his head and said, "Big brother, go downstairs and get the wine."

Cheng Chumo immediately stood up and said, "Okay!"

Liu Ruyan looked at the two of them, having no idea what they were thinking. She assumed Cheng Jun intended to drink twenty-nine jars in one go, so she quickly stood up to stop Cheng Chumo and said to Cheng Jun:

"Sanlang, in my opinion, we don't need to drink these twenty-nine jars of wine. Sanlang's drinking capacity is amazing. I admit defeat wholeheartedly."

"Besides, this is Sanlang's first time visiting Leyun Tower, and I can't bear to see him go back drunk."

Liu Ruyan's eyes were like autumn water, and her pretty face was as beautiful and charming as a peach blossom illuminated by the morning glow.

Although Cheng Jun wasn't susceptible to the honey trap, he was still drawn to the idea of ​​a beautiful woman paying the bill. He laughed and said, "If that's the case, wouldn't it be an unfair victory for me?"

Liu Ruyan's eyes suddenly welled up with tears, and she said pitifully:

"Although I don't understand warfare, I know that generals on the battlefield allow the enemy to surrender and do not feel that their victory was dishonorable because the enemy surrenders! Is it that you, Sanlang, are unwilling to accept my surrender?"

It's no wonder she's the top courtesan at Leyun Tower; scholars are most susceptible to this kind of talk...

Seeing her on the verge of tears, Cheng Jun was secretly amazed. If he hadn't practiced remaining unmoved amidst beauties in his past life, he really wouldn't have been able to resist today. He smiled and raised his wine glass, saying, "Then I'll toast you!"

Liu Ruyan immediately revealed a captivating smile, her slender white fingers holding the wine cup, and said, "Thank you for the toast, Sanlang."

After speaking, Liu Ruyan looked at Cheng Chumo and, without ignoring him, asked, "Brother Cheng, did you bring Sanlang to Leyun Tower today because something happy happened?"

Cheng Chumo, who was smugly thinking about how to brag to his friends when he got back, scratched his head and asked when he heard Liu Ruyan's words:

"Does Lady Ruyan know about the imperial censor selection that His Majesty held in the palace today?"

"I have heard about it."

Liu Ruyan nodded, then looked at Cheng Jun with a strange light in her eyes, "So, Sanlang has been selected by the Emperor as an Imperial Censor? This is truly a cause for celebration. I would like to offer Sanlang a toast."

Cheng Jun smiled and raised his glass, "Congratulations to you both."

"Your father must be very happy too, right?"

Liu Ruyan put down her wine glass and asked.

Before the two could respond, a tremendous force suddenly exploded on the door of the private room.

boom!

The door to the private room was kicked open from the outside.

A burly man with a thick beard, holding a lance, strode in menacingly.

Liu Ruyan was terrified when she saw him holding a spear. Her pretty face turned deathly pale as she asked, "Who are you?"

Cheng Chumo's throat tightened, and he slept profusely, saying, "He is the father you spoke of..."

Is he Cheng Yaojin, the Duke of Su?

Liu Ruyan was even more incredulous and looked at the Cheng brothers with confusion.

Shouldn't a father be happy when his son becomes an imperial censor?

Why are you carrying a spear and running here looking for your son?

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Cheng Chumo quickly stood up, raised his wine glass, and walked to Cheng Yaojin, smiling obsequiously, "Father, would you like to have a drink too?"

Cheng Yaojin glanced at him, then abruptly shoved him aside, cursing, "You wretch, get out of my way! I'll deal with you later!"

Immediately, he turned and stared straight at Cheng Jun, who was still sitting on the ground, and said, word by word:

"Cheng... Jun!"

Generally speaking, if parents call their child by their full name instead of their nickname, the child is going to suffer...

Cheng Jun remained calm, stood up while holding onto the windowsill, and said to Liu Ruyan, "Miss Ruyan, please go out for a moment."

"Okay, I'll go settle the bill first!"

Liu Ruyan wisely refrained from getting involved and made an excuse to leave.

But she didn't go far; instead, she stood at the doorway, peering nervously and curiously into the house.

Cheng Yaojin raised his spear horizontally, stared at Cheng Jun, and uttered, "You wretched child, you're about to die, what else do you have to say?"

Cheng Jun countered, "Did the Empress apologize to you?"

Cheng Yaojin laughed angrily, "Even now, you still have the nerve to say that the Empress summoned me to the palace to apologize to me?"

boom!

Cheng Yaojin kicked over the table beside him and shouted angrily, "You impeached the Empress before His Majesty, do you think the Empress summoned me to the palace to apologize?"

"What?!"

Cheng Chumo exclaimed in surprise, "Third brother has impeached the Empress?"

Outside the private room, Liu Ruyan covered her lips, looking at Cheng Jun inside with disbelief.

The third son of the Cheng family actually dared to impeach the Empress... He's got some nerve!

Cheng Jun was not surprised at all by Cheng Yaojin's words. When he learned that Empress Zhangsun had summoned Cheng Yaojin to the palace, he had already guessed what would happen and asked curiously:

"Father, what did the Empress tell you that would allow you to come here looking for me with a spear in your hand?"

Cheng Yaojin, as if wanting him to die knowing why, said coldly:

"When I went to the Hall of Establishing Government, I heard about your criticism of the Empress. I asked the Empress to forgive me, but she said that it is common knowledge that His Majesty values ​​officials who speak out. His Majesty thinks your words are reasonable, so you will not be punished for your words. If you are not guilty, then there is no question of forgiveness."

"Her Majesty the Empress said she couldn't understand something: the princess stood up for the Emperor, which led to her, as the mother, being punished, while you, Cheng Jun, spoke out for your brother and got away scot-free."

"She said that my Great Tang law has ten heinous crimes, the sixth of which is called great disrespect. The Empress asked her ministers if impeaching the Empress was enough to commit the crime of great disrespect. How was I supposed to answer that? I was so scared that I broke out in a cold sweat, and I'm still trembling to this day!"

"It's all your fault!"

Cheng Yaojin grew angrier the more he thought about it, and said furiously, "It's fortunate that Her Majesty the Empress showed leniency and didn't hold you accountable. She only told me to discipline you properly, otherwise you would be in jail right now!"

Cheng Jun frowned and said, "You believe what she says?"

"How dare you spout such nonsense!"

Enraged, Cheng Yaojin picked up his spear and walked towards Cheng Jun.

Cheng Chumo and Liu Ruyan, who were watching from outside the door, were both on tenterhooks.

Cheng Jun remained calm and composed, asking, "Father, do you know what it means to 'a wise man avoids dangerous situations'?"

Cheng Yaojin paused, realizing he had been punched by Cheng Jun yesterday because of those words, and immediately became wary.

Cheng Jun continued, "On the surface, this saying means that a wise person should avoid a dangerous wall, but in reality, it means that a wise person should take action to eliminate it."

"Now that I know you'll find out I impeached the Empress once you go to the palace, why should I stay in a conspicuous place and wait for you to come to me?"

Cheng Yaojin asked instinctively, "Why?"

"because......!"

Cheng Jun smiled slightly, but before he could finish speaking, he suddenly turned around, grabbed the window, and jumped down.

Liu Ruyan stood outside the private room, peeking inside. When she saw Cheng Jun jump out the window and escape, she covered her mouth and exclaimed, "This is the second floor, more than ten feet above the ground!"

One zhang in the Tang Dynasty was equivalent to about three meters in modern times.

"A chivalrous hero!"

Cheng Chumo's expression changed drastically. He ran to the window with all his might, but suddenly his voice choked.

Cheng Yaojin felt a jolt in his heart, hurriedly threw away his spear, rushed to the window, looked down, and instantly became furious.

There was a brown horse-drawn carriage on the ground floor directly opposite the window.

Cheng Jun jumped out of the window and landed right on the carriage. He was standing unharmed next to the carriage, bending down to straighten his slightly disheveled blue robe with cloud patterns.

"You traitor, don't leave!"

Cheng Yaojin roared, picked up his spear, and jumped out of the window like Cheng Jun.

As soon as he jumped down, Cheng Yaojin saw Cheng Jun give him a gentle and kind smile, and he also saw Cheng Jun raise his bulging arm and slap his palm heavily on the rump of the horse pulling the carriage.

Snapped!

"Neigh!" The brown horse, startled and in pain, galloped away.

It happened in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, Cheng Yaojin was still in the air and had not yet landed.

"..."

The surrounding air seemed to freeze.